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Chemical Spill

50K under evacuation in CA over chemical tank explosion threat

  • May 25

Hazardous liquid asphalt spills from tanker truck in the Bronx: FDNY

  • Jul 10, 2025
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NTSB reveals cause of 2023 toxic train crash in Ohio

  • Jun 26, 2024
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Cleanup continues after train, bridge collapse into Yellowstone River

  • Jun 26, 2023

Norfolk Southern balks at compensating homeowners after OH derailment

  • Mar 12, 2023

East Palestine residents confront town leaders, Norfolk Southern

  • Mar 3, 2023

Soil, water from OH wreck taken to MI, TX without warning: officials

  • Feb 26, 2023

Contaminated soil, water evacuated from Ohio train derailment site

  • Feb 21, 2023

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Chemical spill sparks drinking water concerns in Philadelphia

  • Mar 27, 2023
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Chemical spill prompts evacuation at Upper East Side hospital

  • Sep 18, 2019
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Chemical spill prompts evacuation at Upper East Side hospital

  • Sep 18, 2019
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Chemical spill prompts evacuation at UES hospital

  • Sep 18, 2019
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2 hurt in chlorine reaction and fire at New Jersey chemical plant

  • Jul 18, 2019
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Chemical spill reported in New Jersey town; Shelter-in-Place issued

  • Jul 18, 2019
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Plan announced to clean up toxic groundwater plume on Long Island

  • Dec 21, 2017
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6 students, teacher hospitalized after acid spill

  • Jan 28, 2017

Latest Stories

East Palestine residents 'right to be skeptical,' but officials say water, air are safe: OH senator

Many residents remain unconvinced, complaining about the lingering smell of chemicals, headaches and pain.

  • Feb 19, 2023

Ohio train derailment: East Palestine residents worry rashes, headaches may tie to crash chemicals

"I make $14 an hour. Where am I supposed to go?" said Audrey DeSanzo, who lives about half a mile from the derailment with her two grade-school-age children. "I don't want to be here now with my kids."

  • Feb 18, 2023

Feds sending medical experts to Ohio toxic train wreck site amid residents' safety concerns

New video shows the moments after the train caught fire.

  • Feb 18, 2023

EPA pledges to hold train company accountable over Ohio toxic train disaster as frustrations grow

State officials have repeatedly said water from the municipal system -- which is pulled from five deep wells covered by solid steel casing -- is safe to drink. However, the state's EPA encouraged residents who get water from private wells to get that water tested, the governor's office said.

  • Feb 16, 2023
Tucson Fire Service/Reuters

'Orange-colored gas' plume fills air after truck accident spills hazardous chemicals in Arizona

Shawn Bilkey said the orange-colored gas that came from an overturned tractor-trailer carrying liquid nitric acid smelled like smoke, "but not fire smoke ... just not pleasant."

  • Feb 16, 2023